Courses and events

Rated 9/10 for delegate satisfaction – discover the College’s wide-ranging catalogue of courses and events, designed to celebrate your achievements, support your wellbeing, develop your clinical and professional confidence, while connecting you to our diverse community.

We offer a diverse programme spanning everything from clinical updates and deep dives to management and leadership, wellbeing and innovation. Most events are free for RCGP members, and where there is a cost, you’ll benefit from preferential rates.

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RCGP Scotland Members' and Fellows' Ceremony 2026

Join us for our relaxed style Members' and Fellows' Ceremony in Edinburgh on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Our ceremony is an opportunity for you to celebrate with friends, peers and family the achievement of attaining membership of the College by completing the MRCGP, MRCGP[INT] OR MAP or achieving Fellowship of the College FRCGP.

  • Date

    28 January 2026

  • Start time

    12:00

  • Places left

    -6

The essential role of GPs and GPNs in tackling health inequalities in Scotland

Join the Scottish Deep End Project and the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) for a full-day conference featuring topics such as the importance of long-term personalised continuity of care, understanding 'missingness', delivering care in socio-economically deprived communities, and much more. This is about celebrating collaboration and learning, and supporting one another to improve working lives and the cohesiveness of practice teams.

  • Date

    06 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    25

Care Navigation at reception - essential skills

RCGP Scotland welcomes Dr Val McGarrell from Prima Linea Training to this half day essential skills care navigation workshop for non-clinical staff on the frontline of the GP Practice. Open to practice staff, reception supervisors and practice managers from across Scotland, this training aims to support, encourage and upskill practice teams to deliver and grow non-clinical care navigation (the new term for signposting). This training will take place on MS Teams.

  • Date

    12 February 2026

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    15

Feb 2026 - Part 1 Certificate in the Management of Problem Drug Use (online)

RCGP Scotland's well-regarded two part course designed to assist primary care professionals help and care for people affected by drug use. This course is open to all professionals working in Primary Care. The course will take place online over two mornings. Day 1 - 13 February 2026 09:30 - 13:00 Day 2 - 20 February 2026 09:30 - 13:00

  • Date

    13 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    7

Introduction in to how mindfulness & compassion can help manage stress

Join Alison Sedgwick-Taylor at another opportunity to attend this ever popular session. Mindfulness and Compassion can help you manage stress, feel better about yourself and get more enjoyment out of your personal and professional life. This online Taster session will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about mindfulness, through a series of practical yet profound experiential practices and discussion.

  • Date

    23 February 2026

  • Start time

    19:15

  • Places left

    10

Baby sensory and returning to work

A 60-minute baby class in Aberdeen, with Laura from 'Bonding With Baby', certified Infant Massage Instructor and Rhythm Kids teacher, followed by the chance to chat with fellow GP parents who can share relevant and insightful advice on returning to work (suitable for babies aged 3 months to pre-walking stage).

  • Date

    24 February 2026

  • Start time

    10:30

  • Places left

    11

Let's talk about Fellowship

RCGP Fellowship is an honour and a mark of your career achievements, awarded in recognition of your significant contribution to general practice, and is now free for eligible members. This session will take place on Zoom and is for RCGP Scotland members who are interested in finding out more about 'the why and the how' of applying for RCGP Fellowship.

  • Date

    25 February 2026

  • Start time

    19:30

  • Places left

    41

Gambling Harms: practical tools and guidance for GP teams in Scotland

Specifically designed for a Scottish audience, join us for this FREE live 90-minute webinar focusing on Gambling Harms: practical tools and guidance for GP teams in Scotland

  • Date

    26 February 2026

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    291

Creative writing for wellbeing - March 2026

The South West faculties, Tamar, Wessex and Severn invite their members to attend this Wellbeing event. These sessions will employ creative writing techniques and responses to texts, quotes and images to support your wellbeing.

  • Date

    02 March 2026

  • Start time

    19:30

  • Places left

    20